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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
1 Corinthians 4:12 - Unto
1 Corinthians 4:12 - And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| And | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| labour | G2872 | κοπιάω |
[Verb] to feel fatigue; by implication to work hard |
| working | G2038 | ἐργάζομαι |
[Verb] to toil (as a task occupation etc.) (by implication) effect be engaged in or with etc. |
| with our own | G2398 | ἴδιος |
[Adjective] pertaining to self that is one's own; by implication private or separate |
| hands | G5495 | χείρ |
[Noun Feminine] the hand (literally or figuratively [power]; especially [by Hebraism] a means or instrument) |
| being reviled | G3058 | λοιδορέω |
[Verb] to reproach that is vilify |
| we bless | G2127 | εὐλογέω |
[Verb] to speak well of that is (religiously) to bless (thank or invoke a benediction upon prosper) |
| being persecuted | G1377 | διώκω |
[Verb] compare the base of G1169 and G1249); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication to persecute |
| we suffer | G430 | ἀνέχομαι |
[Verb] to hold oneself up against that is (figuratively) put up with |
| it |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.